Can You Separate Faith From Work?

Faith is not just a feeling, belief or confession; it does not just exist on its own, and as such cannot be completely separated from work. Some people believe that once they profess to trust God or to believe  His word, everything is finished; and then they would go and relax, waiting for results to come without any form of action.

Come to think of it, why did the bible say that “the demons believe God and they tremble?” (James 2:19 & 20). Does that make demons to be Christians? The answer, of course, is an emphatic ‘NO’. Demons may believe that God is real and that he made the heavens and the earth; but if they do not take action to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and personal savior, their belief amounts to nothing.

While was Abraham called the father of faith? Was it because he believed what God said? After all, he faltered along the line and slept with his housemaid Hagar. The reason he was addressed as the father of faith was because of the actions he took. First, when God asked him to leave Ur of the Chaldeans to a place He (God) would show him, Abraham believed God completely and he took action by leaving his father Terah and followed God’s direction.

Besides, when God instructed Abraham to sacrifice his promised son, Isaac, he didn’t argue; he knew that Jehovah Almighty was capable of giving him back what he would offer. He took action and took his son to the mountain of Moriah until God divinely intervened. His faith was totally backed with work.

The bible also says that faith that is not backed by good works amounts to nothing (James 2: 14-18). When you process to be a believer, you must back up your profession with good deeds. When you hear God’s voice, you also need to be proactive; you need not to be a passive observer of His command, you must take action and do what He says you should do before you start getting results.

If you are looking for a job for example, you must go and submit your CV to the company you hope would employ you. Don’t stay in the house and hope to get an invitation for interview when nobody knows your phone or email address. When you have submitted your CV, you put your trust on God to touch the management of the company to invite you for a job interview.

You get results because first you believed God; and second you took action which is a back up to your faith. If a prophet gives you a message from God for example and gives you instructions as to what to do, you must follow his instructions otherwise your belief without taking action would never earn you a positive result.

How To Build Up Your Faith in God

Developing a rock-solid faith could be an uphill task sometimes; but it could also be a simple thing to do if one understands the steps to take. It is the number one ingredient needed to please God as a believer: to please God, you must first believe that he lives and that he is able to reward those who earnestly seek him (including you).

Has God ever done anything unique for you or anything that would have been impossible from the human angle? Then you have a reason to develop your faith further because if what he did would otherwise have been very difficult or impossible then you should trust more in his ability to do the impossible or the extra-ordinary.

Have you ever woken up at midnight and your child takes ill and there is no vehicle to transport your ailing child to the nearest hospital? The acute sickness became so threatening that you concluded your baby would die before dawn? If in that circumstance you prayed and he/she suddenly gets well, your testimony should encourage you to build your faith in God.

If you have been close to a friend who suffered a terminal disease maybe liver cancer, liver cirrhosis, lung cancer, tumour of the brain, etc; and the doctors at a point ruled that he/she would definitely die in few days and you went on your knees to seek God’s face and your friend got healed, that should motivate you to put your trust in God.

Have you ever come face-to-face with death, maybe you got involved in an auto crash and remained unconscious for days or weeks and the prayer of the brethren sustained you? It shows that the mercies of God can actually do beyond what the orthodox medicine could do.

Albert Einstein was once told by his class teacher that nothing good could come out of him (Einstein): that was when he was about 14 years. But at 26 he propounded “the law of relativism”. Do you think his teacher or his parents gave him special tutorials? No, of course! The hand of God was at work in his life. If you could trust God for once, he can change your life story. Believe that the same God who did it for Albert Einstein could do it for you.

Sometimes you approach God for a thing in prayer and give him a sign to be sure he actually answers your prayers. You wait for the sign to come to pass. Surprisingly it comes to pass without anybody else assisting you to get that desired result. It is enough to help you develop your faith in him because he answers prayer.

To build your faith therefore, reappraise your life; look at those things God has done which no man could easily do for you. Acknowledge him as the source of those miracles. Believe he is trustworthy and that he would never disappoint you if you put your trust in him. Build on that trust; have that firm belief that even in the future God is able to handle all difficult situations you may come across in life.

Are You Sick? Believe God For Your Healing!

Only God can give you the perfect healing you need in this time that there are divers kinds of sicknesses, diseases or afflictions everywhere in the world. Doctors may treat you; nurses may administer medications, but healing comes only from above.

What kinds of healing can God give?
The bible makes us understand that God can handle all situations; he can cure all manners of sicknesses. The bible gave us some examples of diseases and conditions that were cured by the power of God in the name of Jesus Christ.

1.Leprosy: Leprosy is one of those diseases known to develop resistance to drug treatment and even become chronic. It causes deformity to different organs of the
body. This kind of disease got Instant and permanent healing at the name of Jesus Christ and by the power of God (Matt. 8:2-3; Lk.5:12-13,17:12-14)

2.Blindness: Blindness also got cured by the power of God, and at the name of Jesus
Christ (Mark 10: 46; John 9:8-24)

3.Lameness: we are also told that even the lame who had faith got healed and their joints became strengthened immediately (Acts 3: 2-8; 14:8-10)

4.Epilepsy: the description of the disease condition in Mark 9: 17-27 showed that the patient actually suffered from epilepsy. But when Jesus Christ came into the picture, he received instant healing as the spirit behind the disease left.

5.Fever: the bible also recorded that when Peter’s mother-in-law was sick of fever, it was Jesus who healed her (Matt 8:14-15; Mark 1.30-31)

6.Gynaecological problem: The woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years got healed by Jesus Christ after she had wasted all her life’s saving on orthodox medicine to no avail (Matt.9:20-22; Mark5:25-31)

7.Chronic illnesses- the man who had a chronic illness for 38 years received his healing by the power of God (John 5:5-9)

8.Paralysis: the paralysed were also among those who were healed by the power of the almighty (Luke 5: 5-29).

9.Deformity: God also has the power to repair deformities. Deformed hand got straightened out at the name of Jesus Christ (luke6:8-10)

10.Unclean spirits: Unclean spirits were also cast out in the name of Jesus Christ,.and those who had suffered some form of psychiatric symptoms got restored to their normal minds (Mark 5:2, 8-9, 13-15).

The bible says that anyone that is sick should ask the elders of the church to pray for him or her, and the prayer of faith shall make the person whole. Are you sick? Why don’t you believe Jesus for your healing? Believe in his name, trust in his ability to heal and you will be made whole. He has power over all kinds of sicknesses. He has dominion over the devil.

Will Jeus Christ Still Come?

The question as to whether the lord Jesus would return has remained both interesting, controversial and of great concern. A lot of people now believe that his return is no longer feasible; some others feel it is only a story fabricated to make them remain faithful to the lord. However, some who understand the word of God are sure of his return.

The Bible says in the book of Acts1:9-11, that the same Jesus which is taken up from us into heaven, shall in the same manner come back. When he comes back, all eyes shall see him (Luke 21:27)

Who is he coming for?
The word of God makes us to understand that Jesus’ coming would be to take his chosen ones, so they would go and dwell with him forever in the place he has prepared for them John14:4; 1Thes.4:16-17). The use of the word ‘the dead in Christ’ implies those who served Christ before their death would rise first. Apart from the dead, those who belong to him and are still alive by the time of his second coming would also be taken.

Why would he come?
There are several reasons why he would come again, some of which include:

1.To judge the world: The book of Rev.20:12 says that books would be opened through which judgment would be delivered to the dead. Any body whose name is not found in the book of life shall be condemned in the lake of fire.

2.To reward his followers: Jesus Christ said “And behold, I come quickly and my reward is with me, to give everyman according as his work shall be: Rev.22:12 (KJV). Every man who has worked for God expects one reward or the other, and the coming of our lord Jesus is to ensure that those who have worked for God are duly rewarded.

3.To decorate us: Jesus has designed for us different kinds of crowns and ornaments that would be used to decorate those who had worked for him, endured temptations here on earth and had remained faithful to him. It shall be more of a decoration event when he comes. (2Tim.4:8, James1:12, 1Peter5:4, Rev.2:10).

4.To take us into his kingdom: His coming would also be to take us into his kingdom where we shall dwell with him forever. 1Tim.4:14-17

When will he come?
The bible says that no one knows when the lord Jesus Christ will come back, but one thing is certain; Jesus will one day come back for his people. (Matt.24:36, 42-44). We must therefore be fully prepared since we do not know when he would return. We must depart from sins and iniquities, so that they won’t deprive us the opportunity to enter heaven.

Faith; Its Importance To A Christian

Faith is the nucleus of Christianity; it is directly responsible for the step taken to accept the Lord Jesus Christ into our lives. It is the basis for which we trust God whom we have never seen with our eyes, and allow him to become the master of our lives.

Faith motivates us to take steps that improve our Christian experience and helps us to become more mature, and more dependent upon our Lord Jesus Christ. There are several benefits we derive from having faith.

1.It brings forgiveness: forgiveness of sin is a product of faith. If we believe in God and in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, we receive forgiveness or remission for our sins. (Act10:43; Rom 10:11; Gal 3:22).

2.It gives us eternal life: we cannot receive eternal life except we believe (have faith) in the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the only price we are asked to pay to obtain the ticket to eternal life. We only need to believe in Jesus Christ in order to get the link and grace that would take us into his kingdom where we will dwell with for eternity (John 3:14-16).

3.It makes us God’s children: faith is the only ingredient needed to become the children of God. You do not need to pay a bribe or swell an affidavit in a law court; all you need is believe in Jesus Christ and you are granted the status of a son (John 1:12; John 12:36; Gal 3:26).

4.It brings joy: faith brings immeasurable joy into our heart. When the prison warder that was in charge of Paul and Silas believed God and received Christ into his life, the first thing he experienced was the joy of the Holy Spirit filling his heart. He went ahead to celebrate his newness of life and the immeasurable joy that came into his heart (Acts 16:34).


5.We gain access to God: faith also brings boldness and unrestricted access to God. When we have it we have access to him and it keeps building our confidence in him (Eph 3:1-12)

6.We are justified: sin brings condemnation into our lives and makes us not qualified to stand in God’s presence, but faith makes us righteous (without guilt and condemnation) and approved before him (Rom 3:28. Gal 2:16)

7.We receive salvation: freedom from sin comes only by believing in the work of salvation which Jesus Christ accomplished on the cross of Calvary. All we need to get salvation is to first believe that Jesus died for us and was raised from the dead by God (Act 16:30-31; Rom 10:9)

8.We are free from Spiritual death: when we die the physical death we shall not die the spiritual death if we believe in him (John 11:25-26)


9.God’s peace is ours: nothing brings true and lasting peace into our heart but our faith in him. No man can give it to us, only God can. (Rom 5:1).

What Are The Sources Of Faith?

Faith is one of the resources we need for our daily living as children of God; it enables us to please God, obtain salvation, get answers to our prayers, trust God, receive healings, etc. Every believer needs it in order to live a successful Christian life.

Where do we get faith from?
Faith can be gotten from several sources, and some of the sources include:
1.From God: faith can be gotten from God; he gives it to us as a special gift to enable us embrace salvation. We do not earn it ourselves, it is freely given to us not because we merit it but because God loves us and wants us to be saved (Ephesians 2:8)

2.From God and Jesus Christ: We also get faith through God our father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The father and the son work as a team for our maximum benefit. What is delivered unto the son is in turn delivered unto us for our good (Eph.6:23).

3.From The Holy Spirit: Remember Jesus promised to send us the Holy Spirit that would teach us and be of help to us as well. The Holy Spirit provides us with faith so as to enable us trust God in a supernatural dimension and receive from him that which naturally would be difficult or impossible for us to get. Faith is one of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor.12:9).

4.The Gospel: One of the reasons Jesus Christ raised his disciples is that they might go into the world and teach the people the word of God through which they might build up their faith. We are Christians today because we received the gospel truth of God’s word and took the step of faith to accept Jesus Christ into our lives as our Lord and personal saviour. The book of Romans makes it clear that faith comes through hearing the word of God (The Gospel) and that faith cannot come except we first hear about the Lord Jesus Christ (John 17:20; Acts 15:7; Romans 10:14-17).

5.Studying God’s word: The word of God is written down that it might become the source of faith as we study it. God speaks to us through his written word and when we digest the meaning of his word our faith is built up (John 20:31). So many people have received salvation, healing, baptism of the Holy Spirit, etc only by studying and believing the word of God. I still believe that even some who would go back to study his word after reading this article would get same result.

You need to trust in God, believe in the Son just you believe in the Father, seek the Holy Spirit’s assistance, hear the gospel of our Lord and believe it, and study the word of God from time to time. Doing this would help to make you a child of great faith.